{"id":68557,"date":"2020-03-04T13:56:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T13:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/?page_id=68557"},"modified":"2024-04-23T14:38:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T14:38:49","slug":"the-precipice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/the-precipice\/","title":{"rendered":"The Precipice Book"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Precipice<\/h1>\n

Existential Risk & The Future of Humanity<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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Humanity stands at a precipice.<\/p>\n

Our species could survive for millions of generations \u2014 enough time to end disease, poverty, and injustice; to reach new heights of flourishing. But this vast future is at risk. With the advent of nuclear weapons, humanity entered a new age, gaining the power to destroy ourselves, without the wisdom to ensure we won’t. Since then, these dangers have only multiplied, from climate change to engineered pandemics and unaligned artificial intelligence. If we do not act fast to reach a place of safety, it may soon be too late.<\/p>\n

The Precipice<\/em> explores the science behind the risks we face. It puts them in the context of the greater story of humanity: showing how ending these risks is among the most pressing moral issues of our time. And it points the way forward, to the actions and strategies we can take today to safeguard humanity’s future.<\/p>\n

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Join the 80,000 Hours newsletter and our partners at Impact Books<\/a> will send you a free copy of the book (T&Cs here<\/a>). We’ll also send you updates on our latest research, opportunities to work on existential risk, and news from the author.<\/p>\n